- Born
- Died
- Birth nameVilma Espín Guillois
- Vilma Espin was born on April 7, 1930 in Santiago, Cuba. She was married to Raúl Castro. She died on June 18, 2007 in Havana, Cuba.
- SpouseRaúl Castro(January 26, 1959 - June 17, 2007) (her death, 4 children)
- Children
- Sister-in-law of Fidel Castro; a divorce of his made her the official First Lady of Cuba from 1959 until her death in 2007.
- She was the first woman in Cuba to graduate with a degree in chemical engineering.
- Married Raul Castro on January 26, 1959, 25 days after Fidel Castro's successful conquest of Havana. The number 26 also holds special significance for the Castro brothers as it is marks both the year Fidel was born (1926) and the date (July 26, 1953) of his first unsuccessful attempt to invade Cuba.
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